BenRiach 13 Year Old 1996 Dun Bheagan Ian MacLeod

Benriach 13 Year Old Maderensis Madeira Finish

I'll confess, I do love a bit of Latin, I think it adds mystery probably because I can't understand a fucking word of it. Rather like that dead language there's loads going on with this whisky and some of it is rather difficult to understand. This allows the power of suggestion to take hold, and one must be careful when trying to put in to words...

Score 90/100

BenRiach Benriach 11 YO Single Cask #26120 (bourbon)

On May 4, **@cricklewood** visited me while I was in Ottawa and we had a small but epic tasting. We prepared sample bottles for convenience and ended up swapping what was left of the samples. This was one of the bottles. I don’t have much information other than the sticker on the sample. This was bourbon cask #26120, distilled in 2001 and...

Score 88/100

BenRiach 1994 18 Year Old, Tawny Port Finish, bottled for Finland

This was BenRiach 1994 18 year old, the Tawny Port Finish specially selected and bottled for Finland. Bottled October 2012, cask number 3585 and bottle number 102 of 301. Surprisingly a pretty straight forward but still a good one for my taste. Sophisticatedly smoky and dry. Not too dry to keep the palate tasty enough for me. Unsurprising might be...

Score 89/100

BenRiach 21 Year Old Temporis

The Temporis is a peaty version of BenRiach, for which Rachel Barrie selected bourbon barrels, virgin oak, oloroso and PX sherry casks. The nose is very pleasant on all kinds of citrus fruit (oranges and lemons, mostly), almonds, something metallic and molded wood, wrapped in a soft smokiness. This is very pleasant and much better than the older...

Score 86/100